Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-23

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Thirteen saloons have been licensed in Rap
i'd City.
The poor u Burleigh county cost s4,75o
last year.
Sioux Falls is secunulating a t~rst-clas
base ball club.
A three weeks protracted meeting at Fair
field couldn't bag q convert.
Sports at Bismarck are talking Of organizing
a western Dakota base ball league.
Deuel. county commissioners bave decided
to build az iron vault In which to deposit the
records.
The Yankton lecture course brought In
81 900 from the sale Of tickets. The expenses
were $500.
DR.. Alloway, the territorial surgeon, has
found cases of CHAMBERS among the horses OF
Biz Stone City.
Butte county is indebted TO Lawrence coun-
ty $1,000 for its portion OF court expenses for
the past fur years.
saThe Northern Pacific is distributing several
carloads OF seed wheat and other grain along
its line TO the poor farmers.
The consolidated Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
began publication on the 4th inst. The Mali
S not in the combination.
Alex. Thompson lost his team while cross
ing the Mouse river near Minot. He was
nearly carried under the Ice himself.
Bismarck anticipates sand storms as a re-
suit OF the food, which deposited acres OF
Missouri river sediment on the bottom lands
A proposition IS forming ut Sioux Falls for
the city 10 purchase Seney island aud eulti-
vate it as a park and fashionable summer re-
sort.
The two descrters from Fort Meade were
captured while resting their horses at a ranch
near Brownsville by a detail under command
Of Lieut.. Bullock.
Pennington county commissioners reduced
the salary OF county attorney from $1,000 to
$3.50 a year. The board evidently places a
low estimate on legal ability.
At the late municipal elections in Dakota
the following cities cast the following votes:
Fargo, l,3is; Sioux Falls, 1,l09; Yankton,
sos; Aberdeen, 1913; Huron, T02; Bismarck,
500; Mitchell, $40.
1t is reported the Lower Brule Indians re-
II hi't Aiio iAe ~ eihi GU hibpNNh
party for selling them LIQUOR. The object Of
the joke was a chance TO visit Yankton and
have their expenses paid.
The losses by the burning of the Garfield
house 1t Glendale are on the building, a, COO,
and on the furniture s 600. a policy of
/ 100 is held In the Mutual of Huron and of
s 1000 10 the Continental Of New York.
The Deaowood Times has 80 changed in
style and appearance AS to have lost identity
1t celebrates its eleventh birthday with a new
and beautiful drees, widened columns and q
more convenient style of makeup. 1t Is
handsome In its new features.
The additional term of the Beadle county
district court convened al Huron on Tuesday
morning, Judge Spencer presiding. The cal
endar notes els eases for trial, ffty-four be
ing criminal, including one murder case.
AT Blunt j. Fox had his house destroyed
by fire Saturday morning between 9 and II
O'Clock. There had beer no fire in the stove
Mr.. Fox. The house and contents are valued
S. 600. Total loss.
Z. X. Trudell, who was convicted Of man
slaughter in the first degree for killing JOSEPH
Connolly, was sentenced, at Deadwood t.
twenty years in the penitentiary. AS Trudel
is over forty years Of age, the sentence
amounts almost TO a life's imprisonment.
The North Dakota Pharmaceutical associa
ton met at Fargo on the eth inst. The new
law provides that the association shall name
five members from whom the governor shall
select three, to act as the board Of pharmacy
Those named were Z. G. Maxey, Fargo: II
l.. Haussamer, Grafton; Robert Bergh, Crane
Forks; Fralk Br!sby, Bismarck, and Fred
Voegeli, La Moure.
A. II. Davis, Of the firm Of Clark IL Co.
who are operating H.. Is. Martins saw mil
here on the Red Eye near Poddock, attacked
his partner, Persons Clark, Thursday morn
ing about s o'clock. While Clark was passing
the engine room Davis rushed out and strucl
him first with an edging, knocking him down
then jumping upon hin and striking him or
the head with what is supposed to have beer
an iron gnage pipe, cutting and mangling hi
head In a most frightful manner. Mr.. Clarl
IS very low and the chances Of his recover
doubtful. Davis was promptly arrested ant
brought before Justice n. &. Bradley.
The exposure Of the Beatrice Mutual Life
insurance fraud by the Bee q few weeks ago,
was Endorsed by the state auditor Of Colorado
who investigated the concern and reported tC
the legislature that while the company In its
policies does not agree to pay a definite
amount to the beneficiary, only what the AS
sessment will yield, but the agent OF the COM
paDy repre- sents TO the people that they viii
receive stated amounts. las a matter OF
fact says the auditor, ''the company does
no; agree to give the stated amount, as rep
resented by the agent, SO that the policy
holders, though they get what is normally
stipulated In the contract. 10 not get what
they are led 10 expect"
The devastation by the terrible prairie fires
OF Friday and Saturday was more genera
than at first supposed. Mr.. Sanborn, In Grant
township, where Edward Malonev and Annie
Marine were birned to death, lost his barn
and considerable Of machinery. The barn
alone was worth 81 0G9. At Washington,
thirty miles ives: OF Huron, considerable dam.
age was done. Mr.. Baughman's barn, farm
machinery, etc, are Il total lose. Mr.. Styles
house, with al the furniture, bedding and